Pompilidae (family)

1 Unidentified Spider wasp at Melba, ACT

Pompilidae (family) at Melba, ACT - 22 Oct 2024
Pompilidae (family) at Melba, ACT - 22 Oct 2024
Pompilidae (family) at Melba, ACT - 22 Oct 2024
Pompilidae (family) at Melba, ACT - 22 Oct 2024
Pompilidae (family) at Melba, ACT - 22 Oct 2024
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Pompilidae (family) 29 Oct 2024 SimoneC
Unidentified 23 Oct 2024 kasiaaus

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In my bee hotel.

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kasiaaus wrote:
   23 Oct 2024
Note the crab spider they are carrying. I saw several of them with identical flower spiders.
   24 Oct 2024
In Australia, the notch in the inner margin of the compound eye is restricted to wasps (with a single exception).

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  • True Wasp nest present

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